...Chad Jenkins 4853474 SLS 1501 No Turning Back & Freshman Year Bryan Anderson knew his situation very well. He knew things were going to suck, and patience would be needed to get himself to move and function efficiently once again. He knew in order to succeed, he could not be coddled, and he learned to appreciate how hard his mother and his therapists were on him because he knew this would help him in the long run. I’ve come to my own realization of something rather similar here in college. Teachers no longer baby us, rather they expect us, as adults to be able to work without constant pressure or surveillance, which we were constantly under in high school. This means more newfound responsibilities for me as well as the other freshmen, and it also serve s as a means of increased freedom. I appreciate that professors are not coddling me, because this is teaching me responsibility and self-reliance, which will definitely be crucial in my future success. It of course is a huge adjustment, and was initially pretty difficult to keep up with all the new requirements and the various assignments I had been assigned. Yes, I did miss a few assignments, such as this essay, and an online math quiz, but both of those miscues have opened my eyes and are forcing me to play closer attention. This very much correlates with Bryan constantly falling, and getting up, and his attitude to learn from his mess ups that helped him push forward. With the increased...
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..."Battle of Britain" a Major Turning Point In World War II. Level: AS and A Level Subject: History Topic: International History, 1945-1991 Word count: 2716 Save Was the “Battle of Britain” a Major Turning Point In World War II For this essay I am going to study the Battle of Britain and analyse its importance as a *turning point of World War II. *A turning point is a particular decision or act that significantly alters the turnout of a conflict. In 1939 Adolph Hitler led Nazi Germany on a crusade to dominate all of Western Europe. After crushing Poland, Norway and eventually France with their vicious and relentless “Blitzkrieg” or “Lightening War” tactics Germany had only one obstacle left before it attained total Western European domination; Great Britain. After a humiliating defeat in France, the British Expeditionary Force, or B.E.F. as it was better known, was faced with a terrible choice. Either stay to fight the German advance and risk encirclement, or pull back to the beaches of Dunkirk, and attempt to get as many men as possible back to Great Britain. Eventually the British and French commanders decided that France was lost and that they should evacuate as soon as possible. What followed was a mass withdrawal using as many floating vessels as were available. Under heavy bombardment from both land and air, cargo ships, freighters, battleships and even fishing boats were used in an attempt to pull the B.E.F. and the “Free French” army back to the relative safety...
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...Important turning points change the course of the plot in chapters 22-31 of The Age of Miracles by, Karen Thompson Walker. The Story is now unfolding and many surprises are coming in these chapters. It goes from Grand-pa gone missing to her and Seth in a relationship, catching her dad with Sylvia, the Orion crashing, and being invited to Michaela’s birthday. The most significant turning point is Grand-pa missing. These chapters have many key changes that may lead to something as the story goes on. Julia’s birthday was coming up but before her birthday Michaela invited her over for her birthday. This was the first-time Julia was ever invited to something like this, when she gets there Michaela’s mom and her boyfriend leave so it’s just Jason...
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..."Summary: Going Home is about an elderly man, who sits on a bus going from New York to Florida with a group of young people. They find him strange, and one of them decides to talk to him to investigate deeper. They find out that he has been in prison for four years, and is now heading back home to see if his wife has found someone else, or want him back. While in prison, the elder man had written to her, telling her that he was going to stay for a long time, and if she couldn’t stand that, she was free to forget him and find someone else. As he found out that he was going to be released, he wrote to her again, telling her that if she had found someone else, that was fine, but if she wanted him back, she could hang a handkerchief on a tree in the city entrance. As they approach the city, they see that there is hanging many handkerchiefs on the tree, and the young people start cheering loudly. * Try not to use too many details from the text – keep it simple. * Complete the story * Remember the most important part of the story – the punch-line * “It results in…” * “It all ends in…” * “All in all it ends with…” Character descriptions: Vingo is described as a worn out person, with threadbare clothes. It is told that he is an ex-marine, who has spent the past four years in jail. He is described as a shy person, with dust in his face, which makes him look older than he probably is. This makes the girls wonder who he might be, as well as his story. The...
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...Many of the incidents that occurred around the Vietnam War could be referred to as “turning points”. Included in this list is the coup against Diem, the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy, the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, 1963 Buddhist riots, and the 1964 United States Presidential elections. In addition, the attack on the U.S.S. Maddox in 1964 was also a turning point for America’s involvement in the war. On August 2, 1964, the Maddox’s radar detected five patrol boats. “When the boats were less than 10,000 yards away, the destroyer fired three shots across the bow of the lead vessel.” (Andrade & Conboy,1999) In response, the North Vietnam boat launched a torpedo. The Maddox fired again, this time to kill, and hit the second North Vietnam boat just as it launched two torpedoes. Badly damaged, the boat hobbled home. On August 4, 1964, the U.S.S. Turner Joy and the Maddox believed they were again the subjects of attacks by patrol boats from North Vietnam. It is believed today, that these attacks did not in fact occur and they were reports from jittery radar and sonar operators (Andrade & Conboy, 1999). These were considered to be the first two attacks by the North Vietnamese against the U.S. For this reason it would be considered a major turning point in the conflict. These attacks by the North Vietnamese against the U.S. boats was the first intentional act of violence against the U.S.. America responded to this by creating the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. This resolution...
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...Patty stood a few feet away from Maggie and super girl, her arms crossed in front of her chest. Her right index finger slowly tapping against her arm. A slight frown graced her lips, her head shaking. To say she was slightly annoyed was an understatement. She couldn’t understand why everyone she knew didn’t trust her with secrets. She pulled her head back slightly, turning to look at her. She nodded, she understood why Maggie had did what she did. She was keeping a friend's secret the same way Cisco and the others were keeping Barry’s. She uttered out a sigh, her head dropped off to the side a little. “You’re right.” She spoke in a soft voice, turning her gaze to look at Maggie. “For now I will forgive her for hiding this from me.” She spoke, her head shaking. Unfolding her arms she placed her hands on her hips....
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...foot then punch RT pivoting feet 90° LT into Zenkutsu Dachi. 4. Strike RT head 0° true , retract & block downwards RT. Stomp LT foot then punch LT pivoting feet 90° RT into Zenkutsu Dachi. 5. Strike LT head 0° true , retract & block downwards LT. Turning 180° RT , draw RT foot back Neko Ashi dachi RT over LT then step RT Seisan striking RT towards head. 6. Step LT 180° Hanmi slashing pointed LT (LT under pointed RT). Step RT Hanmi slashing RT under LT (LT remains stationary). Repeat LT. Step RT Hanmi stabbing RT at SP chambering pointed LT. 7. Pivot LT 180° on RT foot in Seisan, stab LT. Step forward into 45° LT Seisan angled. Stab RT at SP towards rear . 8. Turn LT 180° in Kake Ashi (or Kosa?) Dachi (LT forward). Rotate hips blocking high LT, follow through striking high RT (LT remains high to rear, martini glass configuration). Then continuing turning 180° LT come down on RT knee, slash LT chambering RT. 9. Rise to Seisan. Stab RT. Step into LT forward Kake Ashi (or is it Kosa?) Dachi Rotate hips blocking high LT, follow through striking high RT (LT remains high, martini glass configuration). Turning LT 180° come down on RT knee, slash LT chambering RT. Retract both while rising to Seisan then punch RT. 10. Turn LT 90° stepping back into Neko Ashi Dachi (LT forward) chambering RT over LT. Step RT knee down slash LT...
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... March 3, 2013 In this paper I will go into details explains two major historical turning points that occurred during the period of World War II through the 1970’s, and the effect it had on today’s society, economy, politics and culture. In this paper I will also give two reasons why in the late 30’s Americans wanted to remain out of the European conflict. In this paper I will talk about the role women played to helped win World War II, will describes two civil rights breakthroughs, explain two ways the Vietnam War brought political awareness to a new generation of young Americans and I will talk about two programs that president Lyndon Johnson Great Society Agenda had put into effect and that are still into effect today. A turning point was in 1962, the world experienced a threat so real, so dangerous, and so deadly; that any believed Armageddon was approaching. The Cuban Missile Crisis was undoubtedly the closest the world has come to nuclear war in its entire existence. The presence of Soviet nuclear warheads on Cuban soil, less than 100 miles from the coast of Florida shocked the world. The discovery of the missiles was completely unexpected; the public's reaction was not. Thousands of people stockpiled food, students were trained to survive nuclear holocaust and civilians built bomb shelters in their back yards. It was the most shocking event of the 20th Century. The second turning point was the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 27, 1963 where Rev....
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...Week 5 Case Study Questions #1.) Relationships are dictated by the use of power of one or both individuals. What are the various forms of power and which type of power does Coach Johnson have with his team? Power means many different things to different people. For some, power is seen as corrupt. For others, the more power they have, the more successful they feel. For even others, power is of no interest at all. John French and Bertram Raven identified the five bases of power in the early 1960’s through a study they had conducted on power in leadership roles. The study showed how different types of power affected one’s ability and success in a leadership role. The five bases of power are divided in two categories: Formal Power Coercive power is conveyed through fear of losing one’s job, being demoted, receiving a poor performance review, having prime projects taken away, etc. This power is gotten through threatening others. For example, the VP of Sales who threatens sales folks to meet their goals or get replaced. Reward power is conveyed through rewarding individuals for compliance with one’s wishes. This may be done through giving bonuses, raises, a promotion, and extra time off from work, etc. For example, the supervisor who provides employees comp time when they meet an objective she sets for a project. Legitimate power comes from having a position of power in an organization, such as being the boss or a key member of a leadership team. This power comes when employees...
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...as a whole, tablets are saving us time, money and overall making our lives easier. Schools are implementing tablets in students’ lives, making learning easier, saving tax dollars. Students are able to access the internet from where they sit in the class room, instead of wanting on their turn at the computer or going to the library, both are at the touch of their fingers. In the work place, it is saving us time, money and energy. Employees are accessing information/documentation from the office everywhere they go. In the home, the tablets are easing our minds and making our lives easier by the touch of finger. Apps on these tablets are the can help keep our homes and families safer by turning on and off our lights, setting the “forgotten” security system, closing the garage door, turning on security cameras so we can see who is home, (such as our children), if they are supposed to be there or not, and list can go on and on. On economy, it is constantly changing. For the publishing world, it seems the tablets are causing decreases in actual published material and increasing the digital published material. People are changing to digital for several reasons; the biggest one is “expense”. Everything from books to newspapers to magazines is less expensive on tablets. Tablets also seem to be making a difference in the PC world as well. Personal computers are showing fewer sales this year than last. Predictions are stating the sales will continue to fall in light of the tablet...
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...To what extent do you consider that the October Revolution of 1917 was a key turning point in the development of modern Russia in the years 1856-1964? The October Revolution was a key turning point to some extent in the development of modern Russia. However, over the course of the years 1856-1964 there were many other turning points that took place, which can be considered to be more key to the development of modern Russia than the October Revolution was. Some of these key issues include Russia under the rule of Alexander II and the State farms introduced under the early years of Stalin. Firstly, I believe that Russia under the rule of Alexander II created some of the key turning points in terms of developing ‘modern Russia’. One of these key turning points was the reform for the emancipation of the serfs on the 19th February 1861. This was a key turning point for the development of modern Russia because it was the first sign of freedom that Russia had seen in along time and was the first step in a long process of defining modern Russia. Arthur states in Harmsworth history of the world that 23 million therefore received liberty after these reforms took place, which in my opinion was a huge step in becoming modernised. This term modernisation I think is defined by Russia trying to catch up to the economic capabilities of the west, which they were currently, know where near the standard. In terms of this the emancipation of the serfs was clearly vital in developing Russia...
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...BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG; A TURNING POINT IN WAR What comes to mind when you hear the words “The Battle of Gettysburg”? To me, I think of the event itself. The United States was two years into the Civil War, when the bloody battle in Pennsylvania broke out. General Lee, also known as the general of the Confederate army, plotted an attack at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle started on July 1st, 1863 and continued on for three straight days. In just those three days, it turned the Civil War around. A turning point is an action or event that alters the outcome of a situation. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point? The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point for three reasons; geographic advantage, the many losses and the change in morale. The geographic advantage was a reason why Gettysburg was a turning point. In (Document A), Lincoln created the Anaconda plan. His plan was three steps; blockade, control the Mississippi River and take the capital of the South; Richmond, Virginia. The blockade was to prevent any European imported goods. That way the Confederacy didn’t have any access to shipped resources. Next, was to control the Mississippi River. By dividing the south into two, Lincoln’s scheme went as planned. Last but not least, was to capture Richmond, Virginia. This was the Confederacy’s capital! If the capital were to surrender to the North, then the Union will have more power, while the south remains helpless. This evidence shows that geographic advantage...
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...The Critical Turning Point In The Movie The characters : • John Nash • Alicia John Nash ( Wife ) The turning point ( discussed in brief) “ Before we discuss the turning point I’d like to put some light on what happened a little before this turning point to understand what were the series of events that ultimately lead to this critical turning point. ” Flash back After a conflict with his wife, where in he had encountered an illusion ( conflict between the reality & his world of illusions ) which effects the people around him especially his wife) John Nash realizes that all of the characters of his illusion never get old. And thus he concludes that none of the characters in the series of illusions can be real. After this his mind is open to the facts of reality but he is still very confused & puzzled ( b’coz his mind is now telling him that the characters of his illusion are unreal but he himself is a little skeptical to accept the truth all this b’coz of the frame of mind he is in due to his illness ) This is where John Nash encounters one of the most critical turning points out of the many in his life His wife Alicia John Nash supports him further and motivates him she explains to him the difference between reality & illusions She explains to him that all that he sees may not necessarily be reality She tells him that reality is what one can feel, reality is like a heartbeat ………. That can be felt This very act of Alicia motivates...
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...Back in the 1950’s, the Americans dreamed of a future that held flying cars, robots, and a multitude of other fantastical life improvements. One of these ideas was Artificial Intelligence. To some Artificial intelligence is a topic reserved for science fiction and the future but the reality of it is that we are closer than ever to true silicone based life. For a computer program to be considered artificial intelligence it must first past the Turning Test. “The Turing Test, proposed by Alan Turing in his seminal 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" as a method for determining in principle whether a computer possesses thought.”(Shieber 502-503) The turning test is a new take on an old concept. The original concept was an imitation game that consisted of three players. The players were a man, a woman, and an interrogator all in separate rooms. The three players communicated via teletype only (think instant messaging) so that the players could not see or hear each other at all. The goal of this game is for the woman to convince the interrogator that she is a woman; the man to convince the interrogator that he is a woman, and the interrogator to determine which is which. Common contestants for this test are Chat programs. These are programs that are designed to chat with humans by imitating responses in a chat room environment. There are many versions of the Turning Test that put these chat programs to the test. They work in a manner similar to the imitation...
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...diminishing. Mental illness continues to have stigma that works negatively in the public eye, so the government has little to say about the services that it offers. As we already know from the text that, "Government exercises considerable economic power through its consumption of a large part of society’s financial and human resources for the production of public goods and services like streets and highways, police and fire protection, public health, schools, national defense, and so on" (Cropf, 2008). Yet, because there are so many blank areas, unanswered questions and most obvious in mental health which is instability over shadows how these services work to better the lives of people who suffer, we offend to do hear their success stories. Turning Point Community Programs located in Sacramento California was the first experience I had with a mental health diagnoses, and started my road to the unknown. What has been the key to the program success is in the understanding of something that the text points out about the structure of...
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